HOUSTON, Texas — Kevin Virag, regional safety director for Gilbane Building Company was recently honored by the Associated General Contractors of America with its Ray Lambright Excellence in Safety Award. The AGC Houston Safety Committee established the award in 1993 to honor and recognize Ray Lambright, Olshan Companies, whose career spanned more than 37 years and was instrumental in instituting many of the safety training programs and policies followed today. This award recognizes the best and brightest safety professionals in the construction industry and recipients must demonstrate outstanding leadership in directing their company’s safety and health program to advance … Read more
LABC Awards Honor ‘Something Old and Something New’
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — On June 18, the renovated Los Angeles Hall of Justice project earned the Los Angeles Business Council’s City of L.A. Green Building Award, while the new U.S. Federal Courthouse project earned the Under Construction Award at the 45th Annual Los Angeles Architectural Awards ceremony. The City of L.A. Green Building Award is given to a deserving project that has advanced sustainable development in the city. Clark Construction worked alongside design partner A.C. Martin on a design-build contract for structural, architectural and aesthetic upgrades to the 1920s-era Hall of Justice building. Los Angeles” former county courts and … Read more
NSF International Sustainability Standards Referenced in the 2015 International Green Construction Code
Sustainability standards developed by global public health organization NSF International for carpet, wall coverings, resilient flooring, textiles, roofing and stone are referenced in the 2015 International Green Construction Code. With the inclusion of these standards, those involved in the green building industry now have a wider selection of certified, IgCC-accepted sustainable building materials. The IgCC is developed by the International Code Council with cooperating sponsors American Institute of Architects, ASTM International, ASHRAE, Illuminating Engineering Society and the U.S. Green Building Council. It is the first model code to include sustainability measures for the entire construction project and its site … Read more
AGC Reports on Construction Employment May Year-Over-Year
Construction employment expanded in 205 metro areas, declined in 101 and was stagnant in 52 between May 2014 and May 2015, according to a new analysis of federal employment data recently released by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted even though the majority of metro areas are still adding construction jobs, the number of gainers has decreased to the lowest level since April 2013. “Although contractors are continuing to add workers in many parts of the country, construction employment stagnated or shrank in nearly half of all metro areas over the past year,” said Ken Simonson, the … Read more
The Construction Specifications Institute Endorses AIA's Design Build Documents
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Construction Specifications Institute has endorsed the American Institute of Architect's Design-Build documents. This endorsement follows a thorough review of the 2014 documents by CSI liaisons to the AIA Contract Documents Committee and by the CSI Technical Committee, both of which analyzed the documents for good industry practice, consistency and alignment with CSI core technical values. “Design-Build represents a method of project delivery that integrates the relationship between designers and contractors for enhanced collaboration and teamwork,” said Robert W Simmons FCSI, CCPR, CSC, president of CSI. Given the diversity of CSI's membership, AIA's Design-Build agreements present a … Read more